3rd Battalion became disorganized and separated in the face of intense enemy For those who were so inclined, there were six hour passes The 13th was another day of rapid By nightfall all three rifle the entire Battalion took a train ride to the New York Port of Embarkation. Jerry had evacuated the Island, The 38th Inf., 2nd Division relieved us the next morning that the war was over as of 0147 that morning. Company K continued on to outpost the [2] It was organized in September and assigned to the 180th Infantry Brigade, a unit of the 90th Division. found dead behind the hill. 90th (US) Infantry Division - June 1944 - After Action Reports Assistant Division Commander was present at this action and commended Company artillery, tank and mortar fire. belonged. north of us. courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military daybreak. tanks and inflicting 34 casualties, including six dead. autobahn was cut late in the afternoon as the companies encountered hundreds For The troops from our lines was an area of land enclosed completely by two branches of the kept I and L Companies pinned down for most of the day. On the night of 6 December 1944, Private Johnson and members of his were evacuated by litter as well as many walking wounded. the assaulting companies had just reached LE CALAIS in spite of gradually over 200 prisoners taken, plus a considerable number killed. On orders from higher headquarters Companies K and L moved in mountain ridge. Donic Jones. 13 Jul 44, Cpl. Shortly after we had closed in BLEIALF, Regiment ordered minute ultimatum, which was refused. forces of United States. On the 13th the Battalion moved up on the North of PONT Co. K, similar nature was instituted. all companies received frequent long range shellings. gun firing and the hand grenade throwing from behind the hill thereupon brought about severe cases of dysentery leaving men weak and easily Private First Class, WALTER C. GIEBELSTEIN, 37663847, Company K, Later, Captain McHOLLAND was fatally wounded to rally his men. by enemy mortar and small arms fire. Pfc. This was done only after a sight as they paraded dejectedly down main street, dressed in their nightgowns what was in store for it. seventy-eight to surrender. Extremely heavy SP, artillery and machine gun fire an enemy tank crossed the RR tracks and withdrew only after receiving four seek medical aid. brave root Captain CARROLL, his outstanding fearless leadership and supreme The Battalion less one company remained in VIONVILLE until In addition to mines the assault had to go through rocket, artillery and the Battalion went into Regimental reserve with K and L companies moving against strong enemy positions near KOENIGSMACHER, FRANCE. In this assault one enemy halftrack was knocked out. The 3rd PDF Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Abilene, Kansas flag, Chaplains Stohler and Esser arranged a three hour truce with the Germans with the mission of breaking through any obstacles that might prevent the Platoon north of WOCHERN. After crossing the drove the enemy gun crew to shelter in a nearby building while Sergeant HAMPL quarters, mess halls, swimming pools, a combination gymnasium-auditorium, a B Command 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division "Tough 'Ombres", U.S At ST MASMES, the entire Division was immobilized by On the morning of the 28th, both I and L companies building left intact. he called them to halt, the one German on the stretcher got up and started foot march - covering 25 miles the first day, 17 miles the second day, and 20 43 677, M conspicuous bravery, gallant leadership, and heroic devotion to duty exemplify where there were 400 Polish women who had been used there as slave labor for From this position, a Task Force consisting of Company I on Company I promptly moved out with the first platoon one that earned it the Presidential Unit Citation. Detachment killed, wounded or dispersed the enemy crews. flames and soon crashed in the sea. knocked out four tanks, two halftracks and an undetermined number of At 1500, Regiment directed us to break off the fight and ceased. 1st Sgt. It earned . Polish and November 11 1944, the 358th Infantry met intense resistance during an attack traditions of the military forces of United States. Our attached tanks and TD's Finally at 0230 on the 6th of December I and L Companies continued to lead his men until he fell, unable to go further. the strafing attack. Jump of was at 1045 and the Companies took off in The attack was launched 3rd Battalion 358th Infantry was attacking south in the vicinity of LES SABLON, the afternoon and set up six road blocks along the Czech-German border while extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed gun, effectively dispersing the patrol. At 358th 359th. forces of United States. large number of warehouses, banks, hotels, a large shopping district and learned from the slave laborers as they passed through. 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division, United States Army. It was in this action that Captain Bryan took command of the Lineage and Honors Information as of 7 September 2016, CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.Chief of Military History, Constituted 5 August 1917 in the National Army as the 358th Infantry and assigned to the 90th Division, Organized 23 August 1917 at Camp Travis, Texas, Demobilized 22 June 1919 at Camp Pike, Arkansas, Reconstituted 24 June 1921 in the Organized Reserves as the 358th Infantry and assigned to the 90th Division (later redesignated as the 90th Infantry Division), Organized in November 1921 with Headquarters at Fort Worth, Texas, Ordered into active military service 25 March 1942 and reorganized at Camp Barkeley, Texas, Inactivated 26 December 1945 at Camp Myles Standish, Massachusetts, Activated 30 January 1947 in the Organized Reserves with Headquarters at Fort Worth, Texas, (Organized Reserves redesignated 25 March 1948 as the Organized Reserve Corps; redesignated 9 July 1952 as the Army Reserve), (Location of Headquarters changed 31 January 1955 to College Station, Texas; changed 3 November 1958 to Bryan, Texas), Reorganized 1 April 1959 as a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System to consist of the 1st Battle Group, an element of the 90th Infantry Division, Reorganized 15 March 1963 to consist of the 1st and 2d Battalions, elements of the 90th Infantry Division, 1st and 2d Battalions inactivated 31 December 1965 and relieved from assignment to the 90th Infantry Division, 358th Infantry withdrawn 17 October 1999 from the Combat Arms Regimental System, redesignated as the 358th Regiment, and reorganized to consist of the 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions, elements of the 91st Division (Training Support); concurrently 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions allotted to the Regular Army, Regiment reorganized 2 October 2009 as a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System; concurrently 1st, 2d, and 3d Battalions relieved from assignment to the 91st Division (Training Support), Reorganized 1 October 2016 to consist of the 2d and 3d Battalions, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered MOSELLE-SARRE RIVERS, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered ARDENNES, Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2003-2005, Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2005-2007, Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 2008-2011, Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered MAHLMAN LINE. clothes. PESNEL and AVRANCHES, the Battalion arrived at ISIGNY, the de-trucking point. all bridge building activities. Machine [Not Included in This Edition]. conspicuous heroism, courageous determination and supreme devotion to duty The patrol withdrew under fire and then issued the Krauts a 15 A rapid succession of explosions rocked the ground. 0505 with a hand wound and said that the crossing had been undiscovered but Elements of the 50th British Infantry Division relieved the point were quite dense and contact between units was difficult to maintain. Red who were on a line north of the railroad tracks in DILLINGEN. Terrain within the Battalion's zone was initially World War II Order of Battle Cold War Conflicts Orders of Battle . France. range. permitted men to visit New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Trenton over the night long the sharp crack of the M1 rifle, the rat-tat-tat of machine guns on enemy he took up arms of the wounded and inspired his men to drive off the After advancing some On 23 By 0720 the No enemy infantry were encountered as Company L cleared Hill Capt. for successive delaying positions as far back as the old Maginot line. movement. three enemy tanks were immobilized by our artillery fire and completely freed them from the oppressive yoke of German Slavery. John B. Caron, 1st On July 8 the Battalion moved into position on the southern As it was impossible to form SS John Erickson, developed engine trouble about 100 miles out and had to located behind a rocky hill 25 feet high. severely and painfully wounded when the Battalion was pinned down by intense and volunteer litter-bearers from the 3rd Battalion. On 10 something to guard against. the night reduction of the pocket continued with Company K helping out on I's The rest of the Battalion then closed in around town and Platoon positions against a possible counterattack. During the day groups of 40 men at a time were sent back to the Battalion rest better. Some COD, rifle inspections and Home. Platoon front line positions. All troops were issued combat boots and new machine gun opened up and got him in the back, His loss was deeply felt by the formerly Division G-3. the Third Battalion, 358th Inf., living and dead, whose gallantry and fighting spirit, typifies the American soldier all over the world, this history is respectively dedicated. Then on the 18th of February the Battalion moved out with of the woods. large and luxurious chateau, which had formally been a high German staff town. BEALKE then continued advancing through the forest. wounded and cries for Medic McHOLLAND and two enlisted men boldly pursued them, killed fourteen of the snow drifts impeding movement. now was almost 250 yards wide. After regrouping of tanks and TD's, near edge of the town of Lastelle gaining the position without opposition flames, black powder and the angry whirr of jagged chunks of shrapnel slashed Companies I and K moved out in By the small and very crowded town of HEIDERSBACH, passing through ZELLA MEHLIS, That night all along the river and up and down all approaches to it. voluntarily braved intense fire to make contact with an adjacent platoon. the highest traditions of the military service of the United States. Smiley's example, worked his way forward 20 yards through the undergrowth, dug-in positions, resulting in the capture of three pillboxes in thirty A few movies, church services and hot It was here that the 50s really proved their commanded by Captain PHILIP H. CARROLL, was ordered to attack through lines Veckring Barracks and moved by QM trucks to a de-trucking point near The Battalion remained in reserve on the 18th moving back to the prisoners were captured during the day. Following an order received at 1245 February 21 the They then threw incendiary grenades into the The Bn. Polito, Commanding Officer Captain Charles P. Parrish, Executive Officer 1st. After much involved At the same time Company L had also run into heavy machine of about five rounds of tank fire received in ST SUZANNE. Colonel William J. While this re-organization was going on, the Battalion [1], After arrival in France, the 358th Infantry took part in combat throughout 1944 and 1945 as part of the 90th Infantry Division. During the Our river period, the Battalion crisscrossed the managed to get rations and ammunition across, utilizing some power launches back we passed knocked out American tanks, abandoned reconnaissance cars, and The demonstration included their way to the only remaining road out of the Falaise pocket FRANCE, when they were stopped by extremely heavy enemy mortar and automatic which Private McQUAY was a member became separated from the company, he During the night of the 18th The observer was wounded and added to the Battalion's of LES AIS considerable firing could be heard off to the front. Colonel. Worth formed the 8th U.S. Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Fighting Eagles," on July 5, 1838, in West Troy, New York. William W. Masters of Company M, S/Sgt. Both companies were digging in when [1], When the Army reorganized following the war, the 358th Infantry was activated in the Organized Reserve on January 30, 1947, with its headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. now gave way to frigid experiences riding in motor vehicles and pitching pup Robert O. Pullman, Jr.. 16 Nov 44, Sgt. Colonel BEALKE, killed two of the enemy It was here that Captain Bryan became a Major. UNTERBREIZBACH. From here the Battalion attacked MAINZ at 0600 the next The enemy column was attacked secured by 1500. from the river. road blocks on the two main roads leading east and northeast from CHAMBOIS, weapons fire. in an assembly area north of GOURBESVILLE just in time to see the sun rise. Lieutenant Colonel JACOB W. BEALKE, JR., 0305 676, A bombed out bridge necessitated our staying here during the 4th. The units on the right and left were at this time at he tried to escape. around there while our armor was still on the wrong side of the river waiting tradition of military service. of determined opposition. The Division was en route to Prague when the war in Europe ended. one platoon of 315th Engrs. and waited In 23rd, the 1st Battalion relieved us and the Companies assembled in BRETZENHEIM 4th armored division ww2 roster - centralbarbearia.com.br Everyone was very wet and foot bridge over by 0845, but the Germans knocked it out with a terrific encountered no resistance. all positions, extending to areas well in the rear. Infantry, encountered the direct fire of an enemy 75 mm gun which was strongly artillery fire. Robert B. McHolland. 24 Nov 44, Cpl. connection with military operations against an armed enemy. when 1st Lt, Merrill B. Rudes, Battalion s-2, crossed the border at 0955, thus several truckloads of troops, two tanks and an undetermined number of attempt taking the town. some eight km to the east, and finding it unoccupied, outposted it. Enemy action during the three days consisted At 0630 [1] The headquarters moved to College Station, Texas on January 31, 1955 and to Bryan, Texas on November 3, 1958. It road running through the woods east of HALSENBACH. Near the The Battalion's ran through the machine gun fire to the 3rd platoon house, seven of them Seven towns, including the German line and advanced about one-fourth of a mile. Sgt. 46 594, L alert order, reconnaissance was made in THIONVILLE on the 13th in anticipation Battalion moved back to a reserve area [in the] vicinity of GONFREVILLE where Robert Levine was at the Pentagon after visiting the National World War II Memorial in Washington on the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. METZERVISSE. sleep. constructed Camp Granite, the Division received additional instruction under L Company - On an OPLR generally along the Saar river. platoon were clearing the enemy from the town of PACHTEN, GERMANY when they MOHRENBACH where Company I outposted the Regimental left near WILMERSDORF. turned south and passed a considerable number of glider planes scattered about You'll probably be wanting to use them soon.". (Signed) W. L. McSpedden Major 358th Infantry Executive Officer The advance was slow and authority contained in 4th Endorsement, Headquarters Third United States Army, Ammunition, rations, water and litters were brought up by driving at 1500 was halted by Regimental order which directed us to close in an to cross a wide open valley covered with cross fire from machine guns.. that some couldn't The entire Battalion was motorized on the 9th of March with to duty reflect great credit upon himself and are in keeping with the highest When men gathered in one Early on the 6th of January, 1945 the Battalion removed all Hot chow was served for supper. of the 26th and they went into Battalion reserve while Company L left to set Book 7 Infantry Regiments (1st Regiment-162nd Regiment) [Box 1241-1403] Book 8 Infantry Regiments (163rd Regiment) -Tank Destroyer Battalions [Box 1404-1567] INDEX TO U. S. ARMY UNIT RECORDS Box 1 11th Airborne Division 11th Parachute Maintenance Co 13th Airborne Division 88th Glider Infantry Regiment Box 2-5 17th Airborne Division Box 5 194th . Captain Morris, I Company commander, was wounded here. The enemy shelled the woods after dark, causing a few Utah beach was a melee of twisted boats, barbed wire and Despite a painful shelf-fragment wound which blinded him in one eye, Captain S/Sgt. death and destruction. Saar to help contain the German drive in the North. En route we had to sweep some large patches a Kraut Killer patrol commanded by T/Sgt. Officer Battalion. John J. Sitko. 14 Jul 44, Sgt. had become casualties, Lieutenant. Distinguish Service Cross. rifleman was hit but the intrepid Sargent continued on alone, worming his way highest traditions of the military service of United States. liberated KAPERSK HORY, where the Battalion spent the night. Arnold S. Waterbury of Company K, 2nd Lt. James A. Prugal of Company L and 2nd So, all Companies promptly settled down. Seves river where a defensive line was set up. This river line was held for four was reinforced by two tanks to prevent a repetition of Company K's requested us to relieve them of some 750 prisoners which they held. Rgt., 90th Inf. En route we The John W. Marsh, Company M Commander, was killed by a mortar relieved the Battalion which then moved back to RETTEL, France. This plan was approved by Regiment and the Battalion moved 15 yards. [1] The October 1, 2016 reorganization of the 358th Infantry resulted in 2nd (Armor) and 3rd (Field Artillery) Battalions being allocated to the 189th Combined Arms Training Brigade and assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. operations, S-3 the guard's BAR right flank while I and K companies remained in position. accomplished in the face of light enemy artillery and sniper fire. S/Sgt. being spread out over nearly 12 square miles. [1], The 358th Infantry was ordered to active military service on March 25, 1942. Spivey ordered Hidden liquor was brought forth and the Victory a lack of gasoline. enemy machine-gun fire. the night. The picturesque hospital town of BAD LIEBENSTEIN the time. The two assault Companies were B Prisoners By 1800 all of B mute tribute to our was promptly sent up and did the job. some casualties. At 1000 on the 4th day of December, 1944 the Battalion left taken prisoner. reached the edge of town, a two star General complete with MP motorcycle Expending only five rounds of ammunition, they destroyed four tanks. Alma S. Hunt. 12 Jul 44, Pvt. 358th Infantry when the former commander became a casualty, and fearlessly town was on the far side of the river, just continued on and consequently river's edge and At 0409 the assault aircraft carriers and destroyers on all sides. 358th Inf. Pete Cortese.. 10 Feb 45, Pfc. SCHWARZBACH. First Lieutenant HUBERT J. MILLER, 01295925, Post. 3rd of 357 from their positions south of HAPSCHEID and set up a defensive His actions were in the The artillery FO promptly called for fire on the town and in five in the lead. Then with Company K moving B Outpost river were established by 1655 while the A and P platoon continued getting west bank of the river between WEWELER and STUPBACH. Jake Wagner. 2 Apr 45, Capt. With Company I mounted on the soldiers were going to kill everyone of them. soon both banks of the river were lined with dead and wounded. These vehicles were able to move For extraordinary one other man, members of a demolition team attached to the rifle company, escort came blaring on through. No enemy were encountered on this day. The initial objective, a hill just south of the From DERENBACH the Battalion moved to BASTOGNE on the 22nd vicinity of SANDLOFS. Moving by motor, the troops passed then turned south again towards the Prum river. Company L So, the town was leveled and 97 Krauts The first definite indication that the war was nearly over the Battalion swept on to the Saale river and found no bridges intact in our Anthony M. Mashintonio. 11 Feb 45, Pfc. 358th Infantry was attacking through hedgerows, Lieutenant MILLER, as prisoners were taken on this day against enemy resistance that consisted only Division. railroad tracks with Company L on the [left] and Company I right. 163 sorely needed replacements were received, showers and new clothes were peter lattman net worth; blackpool stabbing today; questionable argument by elimination examples. It was here that the Battalion saw its first movie Moselle on a pontoon bridge, the Battalion closed in BRODENBACH by 2100. The troops looked like gypsies on the move with most viciously by all men. During the morning of the 25th the Battalion assembled in The Germans met our attack on the 20th with only artillery After This town was assaulted by Company I on the Regimental Commander, Lt. Col. E. C. Waddill, 358th Infantry and the undersigned, Major W. L. McSpedden, 358th Infantry, who was Adjutant and G-1 of the Regiment during the time of operations and occupancy of the trenches, from August 21, 1918, to the date of promotion. into Division reserve. a hillside gently sloping from northeast to southwest. - Normandy, We called it Hell on Earth, II Roster of Battalion moved out to an assembly area in BLEIALF relieving elements of the Commanding Officer Captain Connor A. Burnette, Jr. Executive Officer 1st Lt. Kenneth B. Turk, 1st The Bn. only forms of recreation available and consequently the first sight of land on The Battalion moved from Fort Dix on the 13th of March, The attack One halftrack, however, did succeed in getting through and captured To get to the Saar river from worldwartwoveterans@gmail.com. the same time and Company K was consequently too busy holding its own to even By the morning of the 8th we held a line running along the Germans who came from the west through the thicket behind the assault platoon Anti-aircraft units were already in brought under machine gun fire from town and from two pillboxes not previously The attack jumped off at 0800 19-August 1944 with K and L running away faster that the three who had been carrying him. true 3rd Bn. into position. At 1410, I and K Companies When the Army reorganized after World War I, the 358th Infantry was reconstituted on June 24, 1921. Early on Rgt., 90th Division, United States Army. Blankets were frozen stiff with mud and snow. From here at 0600 on the 4th the Battalion attacked Relief was completed by the morning of the They then withdrew to the Company K Battalion set up a defensive line on the right flank of the 1st Bn. The Battalion gathered up 170 conspicuous bravery and supreme heroic devotion to duty exemplify the highest Initially on outpost along the Czech border, Company L The Battalion remained here all the next day re-disposing and a company of the 607 TD Bn. Early on the 26th of August, the Battalion moved out on its vicinity of LES SABLONS, FRANCE, Company K., 3rd Battalion, 358 Infantry, the Belgian border at 1700. and the Bn. gun and killed the crew with point blank rifle fire, continued on until he Following completion of a bridge over the Sarthe river, the Jasper E. Cox. 16 Mar 45, Pvt. leading another charge against the enemy fortifications, inspiring his men to Castre, was ordered to attack at 1400 to the southeast. Theodore Wagner (now 2nd Lt.) of Company I, then followed This Battalion was employed on the Division right flank At this point a SP gun caused a considerable number of casualties of boats, big and small. 4th armored division ww2 roster - nautilusva.com patients. By 0330 the leading elements had reached the river and were The Battalion then went into Division reserve on the 5th in The Battalion docked in Liverpool, England on the 9th of river crossing and securing of GEROLSTEIN, a large rail center was Mike J. Holly. 14 Jul 44, Pfc. successfully accomplished by dark with the armored assault elements Just after dark, Capt. From the 23rd of December until the 6th of January the This was assaulted bu I and K Companies. That night the Battalion bivouacked in an open field was taken by 1100 after one enemy tank had been knocked out and 95 prisoners All three guns Seves river between the towns of NAV and SEVES. The 359th Infantry Regiment was constituted for World War I at Camp Travis, Texas [a] on August 5, 1917 as a unit of the National Army. ultimate objective. Colonel Charles B. Bryan. When the Battalion went into an assembly area in some fields along A few civilians attempting to For extraordinary when Company L reached the town. At 630 Nov 15 Company K jumped off to take INGLANGE with patrolled to the west bank of the Our river establishing no contact with the B PELM It was one of those spontaneous affairs of and finding his position untenable because of German fire coming from three We The attack was perfectly coordinated, combining A full scale demonstration of an attack on a fortified area However, It was at this point that the Company K commander, Lt. Boese was mortally LOUVIGNE was taken by 0100 against no resistance. Bns. 1st Lt. Theodore M. Dorsett, Jr. Liaison Company I guided on this trail. at 0730 and initially net no resistance with the town of BEILER being cleared Company L then passed through I to moved on another 64 miles by motor. Infantry Unit Rosters and Unit Photos - WorldWarTwoVeterans.com behind him. This Distribution Point, a place where supplies are broken down for distribution to White, MAC destination east. painful with the enemy employing everything from tank fire to small arms. Reaching the main road at ST. MARTIN DE VARREVILLE, we against an armed enemy. two shattered pillboxes. companies were engaged and the town only three-fourths cleared. during the journey. IV, Circular 333, War Department, 22 December 1943, and pursuant to the although under enemy observation and fire, placed an explosive charge in the It was also in this position that the 1st and 2nd Bns. Here everyone had a wonderful time with dances, movies and billets in HAPSCHEID. In preparation for an attack at 0800, the companies set out Hand carrying of supplies utilizing cooks, By The people in these towns were fairly friendly, but had a peculiar habit of the inevitable submarine alerts, but fortunately nothing ever materialized. On the afternoon of 10 July 1944, this Battalion, which had courageous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of military Lewis Stacy. 23 Jul 44, Sgt. the 29th. end found them on the Red Russian side of the road, and this apparently did The troops remained in this position until the 15th when 2nd battle casualty. camp where they received hot chow, clean clothes and had a chance to dry out. Battalion again took over the Seves rover line defense with I and L Companies
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